Friday 28 November 2014

Surgical Therapy Linked With Higher Five-Year Survival Rate in Advanced-Stage Laryngeal Cancer

A new study published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head (and) Neck Surgery has found that despite a trend towards organ preservation, opting for surgical therapy, which included total laryngectomy or removal of the voice box, led to a five-year survival rate that was higher than national levels among advanced-stage laryngeal cancer patients. The larynx is a common site of head and neck cancer with more than 10,000 cases annually. Over the past two decades, treatment for ...

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